Bourdain in the Philippines

Of all the people who watch NO RESERVATIONS, it’s been Filipinos who have been consistently among our biggest fans and most vocal about our having yet to film in their country.
-Anthony Bourdain on his blog 10/22
 
 
 
Finally.  I’ve been watching No Reservations for a while now and following the exploits of Bourdain even longer.  I mean, [...]

Tongue Tales: Lynn-Lato

Name: Lynn-Lato
Occupation: 
Mom and food blogger extrordinaire – and I occasionally help out my friend, w/ his South Charlotte restaurant. I update the content on his website, update his menus help w/ menu changes item ideas and brainstorming.
Neighborhood: 
Regrettably(from a food perspective) I live in plain, ole vanilla suburbia, the Marvin/Ballantyne area 
Relationship status: 
Married w/ children & the [...]

Dear La Unica, I Cheated On You

Dear La Unica,
I cheated on you.  Mi amor, mi vida, you know you are the only one for me.  But I am just a man.  A man who can be tempted by rumors of a better salsa verde. 
Estamos en el Sud, amor, we are in The South.  Here you are a rarity, truly La Unica. [...]

For posterity

[revised, re-posted]
Okay people.  I need your help.  Early on in the life of this blog (circa last month) I told you about Rebecca Federman, the librarian at the New York Public Library who is in charge of the largest public menu collection in America.  In watching her video she says that she wouldn’t ever refuse [...]

Swine a lot

I’ve been seeing so much interesting pork around lately, here’s a sampling:
Fat is flavor – Making headcheese at home (video), curing guanciale at home, throwing a BLT party with bacon ice cream for dessert…yeah.  This blog is my favorite of the moment, trust me, it goes way beyond pork, check it out.
Porchetta – This take [...]

Update: Vendy Awards

Last month I wrote about the 2008 Vendy Awards. Well it all went down this past Saturday in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge. “There can be only one”…see the coverage at Grub Street and Serious Eats.